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Protest-hit Iran says reviewing mandatory headscarf law


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 16:57 AFP Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code.

Iran film star Mitra Hajjar arrested: newspaper


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 16:28 AFP Iranian film star Mitra Hajjar was arrested at her home Saturday, the reformist newspaper Shargh reported.

Protest-hit Iran says reviewing mandatory headscarf law


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 15:43 AFP Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code.

Turkey jails outlawed PKK member extradited from Sweden


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 13:52 AFP A Turkish court on Saturday jailed a convicted member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a day after Sweden extradited him, state media reported.

Over 200 killed in Iran protests: top security body


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 13:48 AFP More than 200 people have been killed in Iran since nationwide protests erupted over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, the country's top security body said Saturday.

Iran's hijab law under review: attorney general


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 12:57 AFP Iran's parliament and the judiciary are reviewing a law which requires women to cover their heads, and which triggered more than two months of deadly protests, the attorney general said.

Sweden extradites outlawed PKK member to Turkey: report


Saturday, 3 December, 2022 , 10:17 AFP Sweden has extradited a convicted member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Turkey as Ankara presses Stockholm for further steps in return for its membership in NATO, state media reported on Saturday.

US-led forces resume normal patrols in Syria


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 19:45 AFP A US-led coalition fighting jihadists resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish air strikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said.

US warns Turkey against disrupting anti-jihadist mission in Syria


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 19:29 AFP The United States on Friday warned Turkey not to disrupt operations by US and Kurdish forces against jihadists in Syria, while acknowledging Ankara's security concerns in the volatile region.

Women join protests in Iran's conservative southeast


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 17:15 AFP Black-clad women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move in the staunchly conservative region.